Show business has been really, really good to me because I can work and take a lot of time off, and I'm extremely undisciplined person.
I'd probably have to leave home in order to become a basketball player of any note.
I suppose I knew I was gay at age 11 or so.
I've been captivated by the idea of being on a basketball court and being surrounded by people who made me look a little bit less like a freak.
In the NBA you need a little bit more than that when Jordan is front of you. You need a little bit more than that when it is Barkley or Karl Malone or Shaq or whoever else. You need a lot more than that frankly if you're the English kid who can't jump.
Knowing yourself, knowing where you want to get, combining those things gives you the pragmatic steps.
I grew up thinking the best job in the world would be a Jedi and being a psychologist is the closest thing I could get, so I wanted to be a Jedi and I don't want to be a Sith, so that is what keeps me on the straight and narrow.
Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future.
The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.
I'm a great believer in conversational rhythm. I think in terms of rhythmic dialogue. It's so easy, you can talk naturally. It's like peas rolling off a knife. Take the great screen actors and actresses, Bette Davis, Eddie Robinson, Jimmy Cagney, Spencer Tracy. They all talk in rhythm. And rhythm and movement are the life of the screen.
It's not what a man does, it's what a man is that counts!